BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in Delaware

The most popular baby names in Delaware in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. Delaware has recorded 683,868 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in Delaware

  1. #60Emily12 in 2025
  2. #74Elizabeth10 in 2025
  3. #95Anna8 in 2024
  4. #122Donna6 in 1985
  5. #124Catherine7 in 2020
  6. #124Mary7 in 2024
  7. #143Ashley6 in 2025
  8. #150Stephanie7 in 2016
  9. #158Amanda5 in 2023
  10. #158Margaret6 in 2025
  11. #162Deborah5 in 1991
  12. #162Kathleen6 in 2000
  13. #169Linda5 in 1997
  14. #170Nancy5 in 1989
  15. #171Michelle6 in 2018
  16. #177Barbara5 in 1998
  17. #183Kimberly5 in 2024
  18. #185Dorothy5 in 2025
  19. #190Lisa5 in 2000
  20. #198Susan5 in 1996
  21. #203Helen5 in 2020
  22. #206Karen5 in 2010
  23. #207Jennifer5 in 2013
  24. #212Jessica5 in 2016
  25. #219Sarah5 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in Delaware

  1. #4James37 in 2025
  2. #7Benjamin34 in 2025
  3. #9John32 in 2025
  4. #15Anthony28 in 2025
  5. #20Joseph26 in 2025
  6. #21Michael26 in 2025
  7. #25Daniel23 in 2025
  8. #31Jacob22 in 2025
  9. #33Samuel21 in 2025
  10. #34William21 in 2025
  11. #36David20 in 2025
  12. #37Joshua20 in 2025
  13. #57Christopher16 in 2025
  14. #68Andrew14 in 2025
  15. #74Matthew14 in 2025
  16. #75Nicholas14 in 2025
  17. #78Charles13 in 2025
  18. #83Alexander12 in 2025
  19. #90Ryan12 in 2025
  20. #92Thomas12 in 2025
  21. #97Jonathan11 in 2025
  22. #111Richard10 in 2025
  23. #112Robert10 in 2025
  24. #152Jason7 in 2025
  25. #163Donald6 in 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within Delaware for each year.